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I was asking myself this question the other day:If I was an average person investing in a random town in a random part of the United States, would I be better off investing in Real Estate, or the Stock Market?Turns ou...
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“You can only tell who is swimming naked after the tide goes out.” Are newer investors as smart we think we are? Or are we just riding an amazing market off a bottom? This post is to get: 1) The honest truth from inv...
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Interesting letter from the VailDaily:
Letter: No, I can’t rent to you for less than my mortgage
Opinion | May 8, 2022
This is to the renters and keyboard warriors out there from a landlord. A number of years ago, ...
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I am just now purchasing a 2nd home zoned for short term rentals in St. Augustine with a great STR rental history. It’s exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. I would like to keep moving in this direction with ...
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Hello all,
So I was talking to a realtor this morning and I asked him why there weren't more properties coming on the market as compared to last year. He mentioned that some banks are actually fixing up the propertie...
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This week, one of the huge fires in California is close to my rental properties, which are a few hours' drive from my home. I was visiting my rentals last week; the sky was ugly with smoke, and everything was blankete...
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I’m a real estate investor based out of Los Angeles. I have been doing it for ten lovely years. However, what I am about to say truly pierces my perpetual LA pride. You couldn’t pay me enough money to invest in Los An...
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California is on fire and they don't have enough water to stop it.
California is the richest state in the USA.
California has 3,427 miles of Coastline.
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Make it make sense.
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All, I've been poring over the numbers for a park just north of Rochester, MN and would like some other perspectives. The park is Oronoco Estates, and I'm guessing a few of you have looked this one over already. I l...